Apache Spark vs Tableau Online

Apache Spark

Apache Spark has rich APIs for regular data transformations or for ML workloads or for graph workloads, whereas other systems may not such a wide range of support. Choose it when you need to perform data transformations for big data as offline jobs, whereas use MongoDB-like distributed database systems for more realtime queries.

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Nitin Pasumarthy

Software Engineer

LinkedInInternet, 5001-10,000 employees

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Tableau Online

Tableau is very well suited for large organizations because of its cost. It has a great visual design. It is particularly useful when there is data integration with other software required. Dashboards come out very well in such cases and help make sense out of data. These dashboards are used on a frequent basis once a baseline or a parameter is defined. Trend analysis and forecasting are a key to using this software and this is where it comes in very handy.

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Kruti Vaidya

Financial Analyst

Bank of America Merrill LynchFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

7.8

Pixel Perfect reports

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7.8

Customizable dashboards

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8.5

Report Formatting Templates

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7.1

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

8.0

Drill-down analysis

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8.1

Formatting capabilities

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7.6

Integration with R or other statistical packages

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8.0

Report sharing and collaboration

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8.3

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

8.1

Publish to Web

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8.8

Publish to PDF

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8.4

Report Versioning

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7.8

Report Delivery Scheduling

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7.3

Delivery to Remote Servers

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8.1

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

8.5

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

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9.1

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

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8.7

Predictive Analytics

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7.6

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

8.4

Multi-User Support (named login)

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8.4

Role-Based Security Model

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8.4

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

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8.3

Single Sign-On (SSO)

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8.6

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

8.1

Responsive Design for Web Access

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8.3

Dedicated iOS Application

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7.8

Dedicated Android Application

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8.0

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

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8.3

Apache Spark

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Tableau Online

7.7

REST API

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8.2

Javascript API

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8.5

iFrames

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7.9

Java API

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7.5

Themeable User Interface (UI)

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6.8

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

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7.0

Pros

in memory data engine and hence faster processing
does well to lay on top of hadoop file system for big data analytics
very good tool for streaming data

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Shiv Shivakumar

Acquisitions Leader

AbbottComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Visualizations of data
Aggregation of complex big data
Tabbed browsing for organization

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Verified User

Analyst in Quality Assurance

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

could do a better job for analytics dashboards to provide insights on a data stream and hence not have to rely on data visualization tools along with spark
also there is room for improvement in the area of data discovery

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Shiv Shivakumar

Acquisitions Leader

AbbottComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Online zooming into small data gets very hard to see and very grainy
Viewing raw data sources
Explanations of calculations

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Analyst in Quality Assurance

Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

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Tableau Online8.2

Based on 1 answer

Simple, easy and straighforward interface.

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Phil Dana, PMOC

Business Development Director, Global Government Customer Solutions

Dun & Bradstreet CanadaInformation Services, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We evaluated SAS alongside with Apache Spark but during the course of proof of concept found that Apache Spark was able to support the hadoop eco-system and hadoop file system much better. It was much faster at that time while having the ability to process data quickly for the business analytical needs and and also scaled up well.

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Shiv Shivakumar

Acquisitions Leader

AbbottComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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This is user friendly, no coding required, easy to set up, easy to put data into, has a connector to our CRM/ERP so there are low barriers to get data into. Tableau is really the smart and easy choice in the business intelligence software area. Ease of deployment and the resulting low costs are a huge win too!

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Kristopher Kroona

Director of Finance Systems

ACT Aspire LLCEducation Management, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

Apache Spark has faster performance compared to MapReduce.
Combination of Python & Spark is the best. Shorter code, faster and efficient performance.
Can replace RDBMS

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Kartik Chavan

Data Analyst

The University of Texas at ArlingtonElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

Apache Spark

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Additional Pricing Details

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Tableau Online

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Additional Pricing Details

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Apache Spark vs Tableau Online

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Feature Rating Comparison

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

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Cons

Usability

Alternatives Considered

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Pricing Details

Apache Spark

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Additional Pricing Details

Tableau Online

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary